Weekly Linux news and analysis by Chris and Wes. The show every week we hope you'll go to when you want to hear an informed discussion about what’s happening.

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Linux Action News 75

October 14, 2018 34:33 24.88 MB Downloads: 0

Another fork is brewing, Microsoft hands over their patents of mass destruction leaving us with a few questions, and the best features of the new Plasma release. Plus Google's new Linux hardware, Flatpaks have met their critic, and more.

Linux Action News 74

October 07, 2018 21:47 15.69 MB Downloads: 0

Red Hat's Stratis project reaches a major milestone, Microsoft's Linux powered dev boards go up for sale, and Fedora's hunt for buggy hibernation under Linux has begun. Plus Android App mirroring, how the islands of the clouds are getting bridged, and Chris channels his inner Shuttleworth.

Linux Action News 73

September 30, 2018 24:57 17.96 MB Downloads: 0

Google's Project Zero criticizes Linux distros, Firefox can now tell you when you get pwned, and the growing elephant in the room about Azure. Plus a new release of our favorite non-distro, GPL revoking debunking, and Android turns 10.

Linux Action News 72

September 23, 2018 25:47 18.56 MB Downloads: 0

Linus is taking a break from maintaining the kernel, AMP might be set free, and Firefox goes VR. It’s also been a big week for Linux on Windows with Flatpaks and a new distro running on WSL, and a flawless Ubuntu VM experience. Special Guest: Wes Payne.

Linux Action News 71

September 16, 2018 20:41 14.89 MB Downloads: 0

Fedora want help testing their innovations, Mozilla continue to focus on mobile, Chrome OS gets a major new feature, and Microsoft almost stepped in it bigtime. Plus new releases from nano and Nextcloud, huge news for Jupiter Broadcasting, and more. Special Guest: Wes Payne.

Linux Action News 70

September 09, 2018 25:00 18.0 MB Downloads: 0

Great new releases for GNOME and Tor, delays for the Librem 5, and Linus proves to be extremely important. Plus some innovative tech gets an open source implementation, and NSA encryption removed from the kernel within weeks of inclusion. Special Guest: Wes Payne.

Linux Action News 69

September 02, 2018 22:29 16.19 MB Downloads: 0

This week saw a huge release for UBports, proof that LMDE is still alive, and Mozilla earning a lot of respect. Plus mixed news for Google, and a surprising blockchain fact. Special Guest: Wes Payne.

Linux Action News 68

August 26, 2018 25:26 18.31 MB Downloads: 0

Some massive free software milestones this week, Intel's Microcode benchmark snafu, and Windows games for Steam on Linux confirmed, so we give it a test. Plus Venezuela ties its currency to a cryptocoin, and our reaction to Windows 95 getting stuffed inside an Electron app.

Linux Action News 67

August 19, 2018 16:29 11.87 MB Downloads: 0

It seems Valve is working to make Windows games work on Linux, and LVFS turns its focus to NVMe drives. Plus KDE 3 lives on, Endless ships on Asus, and major distros patch against Foreshadow.

Linux Action News 66

August 12, 2018 26:53 19.36 MB Downloads: 0

We cover the noteworthy features of Android Pie, Lenovo joins The Linux Vendor Firmware Service, and Dropbox is ending support for non-Ext4 filesystems. Plus big news for Flatpaks, the blockchain goes to work, and Open Source goes all Hollywood.

Linux Action News 65

August 05, 2018 17:35 12.89 MB Downloads: 0

GNOME and elementary OS receive a large somewhat mysterious donation. Wireguard is coming to a Kernel near you, and Mozilla wants to talk about the Dweb. Plus OpenWrt is alive and well, and Samsung has a new trick.

Linux Action News 64

July 29, 2018 27:08 19.78 MB Downloads: 0

Slackware's founder runs into challenges, YouTube makes changes that slow down Firefox, while Firefox is cutting back on some features, and another German region dumps FOSS. Plus some hard data on why it's time to drop 32-bit Linux, and Lubuntu's got a new direction.

Linux Action News 63

July 22, 2018 37:00 26.88 MB Downloads: 0

Linux gains a world class media editor, Atari is making Chris nervous, and the Librem 5 hits some rocky waters. Plus the EU fines Google over how they leverage Android, some follow up, and more.

Linux Action News 62

July 15, 2018 31:14 22.72 MB Downloads: 0

Arch finds itself in the barrel, Ubuntu goes on a diet, and Python's leader for life has had enough, and steps down. Plus Debian joins KDE's council of wizards.

Linux Action News 61

July 08, 2018 23:11 16.93 MB Downloads: 0

SUSE is acquired and GNOME is hiring, and it might just be the summer of forks. Plus how about a new package manager for your distro?